Chris Young, B.J. Upton, Danny Espinosa. They all have one thing in common: terrible batting averages yet enticing home run/stolen base totals. (Maybe that’s two things in common?)
In fantasy leagues it’s tough to gauge the value of these players. Managers tend to fear their deficiencies in drafts, causing the players’ ADPs to fall below where they’ll likely end the season ranked. Take those three players for example. Upton finished last year as the 41st ranked player in fantasy, but this year his ADP is 68. Young ranked 99th last year but right now his ADP is 125.
Heck, even Ryan Roberts finished last season with 19 homers, 18 steals and an overall rank of 106, but this season his ADP is 197. Those homers and steals are completely repeatable and he has a starting job, but people are scared of taking on that .249 average. And what about Ben Zobrist? He batted just .269 last year but hit 20 homers, stole 19 bases and ranked 40th overall. Why is his ADP 83?
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PLAYERS:
Danny Espinosa,
BJ Upton,
Ben Zobrist,
Ichiro Suzuki,
Billy Butler,
Derek Jeter,
Yadier Molina,
Todd Helton,
Jon Jay
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies
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